The All-New Cybersecurity Risk Management Construct (CSRMC) Same Pig, Different Lipstick? In late September, the U.S. Department of War (DoW) unveiled its latest big idea: the Cybersecurity Risk Management Construct (CSRMC). Billed as a transformative framework to deliver real-time defense “at operational speed,” it arrives wrapped in lofty promises, five-phase lifecycles, and ten shining principles. […]
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CMMC Rule 48 Webinar: What Contractors Need to Know Now A candid conversation with a certified C3PAO on how to survive—and succeed—in the new assessment era If you’re a defense contractor preparing for CMMC Level 2 certification, you’re not alone—and you’re probably asking the same questions thousands of others are asking too. What exactly does […]
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Small Businesses Can’t Afford Silence on CMMC Tax Relief Raise Your Voice — the Small Business Cybersecurity Act Needs You If you thought CMMC was another “maybe” on the regulatory buffet — think again. CMMC is here, and this time it is not going away. The Department of Defense locked it in with 32 CFR […]
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FedRAMP 20x: A Step Forward, With The Same Gatekeeper Improvements Are Real, But Sponsorship Still Decides Who Advances Modernization promises speed, but the same old bottleneck remains. FedRAMP has long been hailed as the government’s gold standard for securing cloud services. But let’s be honest—it also has a reputation for being slow, expensive, and downright […]
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AI Risks in the CMMC Ecosystem: Why You Can’t Just Set It and Forget It The Allure of Automation—and the Danger Beneath In today’s Defense Industrial Base (DIB), contractors are under pressure to move fast, cut costs, and stay sharp. Naturally, AI, automation, and smart software start to sound like magic wands. Just plug it […]
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The Cybersecurity Reckoning: DFARS Final Rule Slams the Door on Voluntary Cybersecurity — This Is Not a Drill The DoD Has Drawn the Line The waiting game is over. On November 9, 2025, the Department of Defense flips the switch: cybersecurity compliance is no longer optional. With the DFARS Final Rule now published in the Code of […]
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CMMC Readiness Survey Reveals Defense Industry Blind Spots Why half the DIB still isn’t ready — and what to do about it. “We’ll worry about CMMC later.”That seems to be the quiet mantra inside much of the Defense Industrial Base (DIB). But a recent Federal News Network survey confirms what many have feared: too many […]
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CMMC in the Cloud: Commercial Service Providers Are in Scope Why cloud providers can’t afford to ignore DoD compliance. “I don’t have a DoD contract — so I’m safe from CMMC, right?” Not so fast. The Department of Defense’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) isn’t just about manufacturers building fighter jet parts or software developers […]
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We Should Have Started This Sooner CMMC Takeaways from the Defense Industry Since our July 16 CMMC webinar, we’ve spoken with dozens of defense contractors, subcontractors, and Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) supporting the federal ecosystem. From primes to specialized SaaS vendors, the most common refrain we’ve heard is: “We should have started this sooner.”“I should […]
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